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Saturday, May 31, 2008Y

caught chronicles of narnia: prince caspian with ct n ly at lot one...heh....lotsa seats tho it was a new movie....n obviously we knew y after wanting to buy popcorn....the temp stall put up to sell tidbits was pathetic....the popcorn it sold was the kind where u can buy from pasar malam...wrapped up in plastic....sianz diao....so we smuggled tidbits in from ntuc...heh...

show was long...but the ferst half i was trying to figure out the first epilogue....n slowly manage to piece in the details......interesting still...cos of the mythical effects, fantasy world, and the gorgeous scenery.....n of cos...king peter was gd-luking...heh.....the part where he fought with miraz.....so man~~! prince caspian? nah....his accent just dun fit well into the show...but his clean-shaven self does look more pleasurable....

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Monday, May 26, 2008Y

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ok guys, if u r wondering y i've not updated about the "war"....dat's becos u dunno the style of my boss yet...there was no firewerks to begin with (u noe, like the olden daes where dey set firewerks to declare war?)....well, simply put, my boss wasnt free to meet her up....n based on the "evidence" i've collected, it has been put to waste...cos there were no new evidences to it...n thus, no case fer war....so let's see how long we can go on 'peacefully'....

n if u tink tis post is nth interesting then, u're darn wrong....
earlie in tis morning, i smsed my colleague...
me: hey cath, where are you?
cath: Ha ha i thot u wldnt call. sori for late notice but i need urgent leave. impt tings to do.
me: u r supposed to call us lo! still luff! wad urgent matters?
cath: Personal. with raj gone who do we ask? u r onli oic. surely i dun come to u for permission rite?
me: by procedures, even with raj arnd, all staff on urgent leave or mc has to report by calling yh or myself. we haf the right to noe all staff mvm.

she was supposed to report for werk at 8am n it wasnt like i msg her at 8.30am k? i msg at 10am lo....
din u read boss's email?? I AM the OIC and Trackhead! u r onli trackhead....sorrie if u dunno dat oic is the 2nd in line after boss here....
"For matters requiring decisions, please refer to your OICs who will consult me as needed."

attitude.
on the very first day raj is officially not with us.
bad omen.
boiling mad. cldnt sleep on the train for my whole journey frm simei to boon lay. argh.
wun be surprised she will throw in the towel when she comes back to office. just like the other time. n every subsequent mths.
but tis time, it cld be for real. esp after we announce dat her old team has been changed. cos out of the 3, one seems suffocated enuff, the other requested fer transfer, the other new one stupidly promised her she will stay in her track n aft which kena scolding fer a small matter till she cried. but i noe boss will try to persuade her back.

i'm sorry but if u tink u haf the boss backing, dat's ur business.
i'm sorry if u tink u r most qualified to take over my role, or even raj's role, go ahead, i wun care.
i'm sorry if u tink ur gers are learning much frm u n u r a gd role model, so be it.
u're just deceiving urself.

i'm sorry boss if u are not able to recruit pple who has potentials WITH gd pple skills.
i'm sorry boss if i have stepped on the toes of this potential leader of urs.
i'm sorry boss if u do not have a true eye to differentiate who belongs in ur troop n who r ur black sheeps.
i'm sorry boss if i gladly let go of my duties n let someone more competent to take over.

i wldnt be so childish as to threaten to leave just becos of such pple or incident. but i cant sae it's true if i haf mani of such pple AND incidents....tis is realli one such dae dat i must agree wif my colleague, find a rich man n get married...den i can just do piano teaching at home just like wad my piano teacher has been psycho-ing me to do....haiz....bet u can tell how irritated i m by now....

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Tuesday, May 20, 2008Y

To phrase it positively, it's 3 daes to independence daes ahead....
To phrase it negatively, it's 3 daes to zi4 shen1 zi4 mie4 daes ahead....

n hmm...i'm realli not feeling the impact dat's gg to come my wae yet....gosh....i nid to be mentally prepared come wad may....*poof* no more life buoy animore....

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Saturday, May 17, 2008Y

the song i picked up from the movie yesterday...to find dat it was in my all-time-fave movie butterfly effect too!

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watched made of honor wif wach-mach-wach gang for our mthly gathering yest....kinda sweet movie wif expected plot...but nevertheless, it brings upon the issue of....the perfect guy, but is he really the perfect guy for u...n some tings are alwiz left unspoken of till the dae u noe u r going to lose dat someone...haa...typical enuff lar...

on the same note, jj n johnny r getting rom real soon! in 2 mths' time! brot forward but not cos of shotgun (like wad dat sc thot)....realli thot sc cld be jj's made of honor lar! serious...butt mah....haa...but not the one like the movie where he steals the bride of cos....haa....all these tok wif frens who r getting married has moved us to another phase in life....n congrats to the guys who haf completed their studies! finally huh...haa...dat's another phase in their lives too....we r all maturing....haa...(note dat i avoided using "growing old")....mabbe it's the mid-20s crisis again....added stress....

had buffet dnr...ferst time we sat at a chinese table fer dnr...tink more will come wif all the wedding bells ringing...simply lurved the mango pudding!! yummie...but towards the end, i was so full dat it tasted not as nice oreadi....but still, i lurve mango pudding! =)

guess y we luff so hard....?

cos when asked to position our heads nearer, ly said "we oreadi so near dat i can smell her (my) hair!" dat's ly's house brand of humor...

us at pearl river restaurant....so oriental....

refer to www.wach-mach-wach.blogspot.com for more details.....=P

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Wednesday, May 14, 2008Y

B was sent back home cos he has suspicious red spots on his palm...when i told him he cant go outing wif us, it was as tho dark clouds suddenly appeared on top of him n his whole face cheeriness was gone....but he's fine...his outing is to go home in a cab....heh....my 2 other colleagues sent him home...while the rest of us went pasir ris park...

one of my colleague was telling us how pale n sickly the mother looked....she has shaven off all her hair....cos of the chemo....i can imagine how she looks....will pay her a visit during the hols....n while my colleague was telling us over lunch, she starting tearing profusely after i told her bout his family background....cos she saes dey so poor ting....n indeed they are....just like how i felt....she din mind adopting B if anyting bad were to happen to the mum *touchwood touchwood* my colleague so emo....how to survive in tis field lidat....tho she has been in tis field fer quite a while too le....

todae had to wei4 min2 chu2 hai4....reported all the evil doings of my 2 colleagues...typed out a 14-page long report....cos boss wans black n white....showed him the evidence...evidence i discovered from my sharp observations, diligence plus my CSI mind...(watching too much tv aint dat bad at all!)....but i dunno wad's gonna be the outcome....mabbe just another warning letter....if dat's the case, all the rest of the staff will be so disappointed wif our boss man....so mani tings haf happened...caused by the 2 n inflicted onto everyone else....n i meant everyone....no one had gd tings to sae bout both of them....but the most vicious ting was....they used the churches as their backer....damn....i dunno wad's the chance of us winning the battle....seriously....even tho we may haf all the evidence n support....after working fer near to 3 yrs here, i've learnt alot....twice or even triple more than other jobs i wld say....be it politics, management skills, coaching skills, teaching skills n wad not....tings just happen so fast dat we just haf to step up to it....Step up! Hoping fer the best....=] *shrug*

dad made me n sis panick tis morning....cos knowing the journey from home to east side is so far, he din top up the petrol! gosh...the red light was up n we were looking fer the nearest petrol kiosk along bedok reservoir road...where he, being the direction-insensitive driver, kept taking the wrong turn....so worried lor...in situations lidat dunno wad to do man...luckily we saw one in the end....den i had to do the navigation cos i'm most familiar wif the east side amongst the 3 of us liao....i oso agar agar lor...ferst time had to be alert n noe where we are....usu i'll just space out during the ride....so even tho we may take the same route everydae, if i were to drive, i wld still nid guidance as to which road to take....if i were to drive, dat is....

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Tuesday, May 13, 2008Y

met up wif my psych frens....it's been a year or so since we last met up!! gosh....this time round wq n cy brot their other halves too....well as usual in every other gathering, everyone else had their other halves liao....tho we haf not met fer so long, it felt just like back in the uni daes....nostalgia....n coincidentally the guy whom we alwiz bio in arts fac last time was there at the same food court too! haa....wif his group of arts fren too....so it realli seemed like those good old uni daes where we sat at arts canteen to do pple-watching!! haa...=P

usually for gatherings after work i'll be like half dead....but not todae! i was realli tired on my wae there....but when i reached, i suddenly became realli lively....dunno y....haven seen myself lidat fer most other gatherings fer a long time....i miss dat part of me....truly.....i dunno y i've lost dat liveliness in me fer so long....probably cos of age, or fatigue, or interest...hmm....

the gathering was short but realli warm n nice...

my jc frens are like almost vanished....okie...mabbe qy has been trying to meet up wif me but i wasnt trying hard enuff to meet up wif her....jh called me yest out of the blue....haa...thot he called the wrong person....but nah! he was looking fer me! haven heard frm him fer ages! well as usual he needed a favor frm me lar...haa....just read his blog....dedicated to his students....cant believe he is a teacher lor.....haa....but i guess the most attractive part of him wld be his sincerity, humor, and inspiration....shhh....better dun let him noe bout tis....he'll get onto cloud nine....haa...well, i shall wait fer him to org a class gathering as promised again....which had no news in the end....sianz...

frens can realli come n go but some frens still stay close to heart even tho we dun meet....it's kinda unexplainable y....i cant seem to find an ans y....it's not like these frens have been thru thick n thin wif u....but u just click....mabbe dat's wad dey mean by affinity....=]

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Monday, May 12, 2008Y

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Sunday, May 11, 2008Y

realised i'm so tired tis week even tho i haf no class fer the whole week.....mon n tues got someone to relief me....wed- fri sch closed....shiok....but not so shiok...meetings after meetings....discussions after discussions....chats after chats.....xiong....

fri was the most shiok one...morning went fer an openhouse of another sped sch...had mac breakfast wif my other oic....at least can enjoy my breakfast slowly fer once....tried mcgriddles....too sweet....den went back sch to zho bo abit....had a party at 3pm....fer hfmd...n mothers' dae....actualli just becos we wanted to eat dat nice choc cake lar...so we came up with these lame excuses fer eating it...haa...my colleague even wrote "farewell hfmd" on it....duhz....winner....den left at 6+pm to go attend the imac course at wheelock place....den chit chat wif yh n the music therapist till late....haiz....sharing all our woes....

sat n sun nowadaes are quite spoilt by my colleagues....we are still msging each other over weekends, calling each other, settling matters, sending emails....haiz....pls! pple! we all need a break!!

din realise until yest i din had rice fer 2 daes in a row man! Fri ate mac breakfast, no lunch, cakes fer tea, mushroom soup & salad fer dnr, drinks fer supper.....thurs had colombian spaghetti n filipino fruit salad (yummy! prepared by my co teacher...everyone added points to him...haa...) for lunch, muffins fer dnr....

went shopping fer watches fer our parents wif adel....finally decided on 2...dat was realli hard work lor....den my mum todae went back to change to another design....sianz.....did a little shopping....n as usual, wanted to buy tis blouse...n wanted to tink about it ferst....guess wad...after dnr when i went back, there was no more stock....so not fated....tis aint the ferst time liao....upteen times.....no affinity.....haiz.....

din celebrate mothers' dae....all we did was just watch Ah Long Pte Ltd vcd at home....

just feel so tired...lucki tmr no sch still...shall wake up late n report fer werk at 11am...heh~! shall go enjoy breakfast! *slack*

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Wednesday, May 07, 2008Y

woah...sch is closed fer 3 daes...cos of a confirmed hfmd case....poor boy...just finished his chicken pox now hfmd...

todae everyone was down to do spring cleaning, sterilise all the toys n teaching stuff n fumigating the rooms.....it's so farnie to see everyone dressed up in plastic aprons, masks, gloves, rubbish bags, etc....it reminded me of the daes when i ferst started werk at saac...where we had to clean all the furniture off the mosses n all...yucky but it was fun cleaning together...i hope dey all had fun todae....except those 2 who stayed in their own rooms to clean up n then when others went in they left....so anti-social....chey!

felt a little guilty fer not helping out at all....was at 3 meetings thruout the dae...gosh...n i've had meetings fer 3 solid daes! the last meeting wif boss i almost cldnt make it liao...wanted to fall aslp...asked me fer opinions but i totally haf nth to sae....cos lack of experience n foresights....stress....but it's ok...i just tell myself...it's alrite to not know too much n not perform as well as others...cos dat's when i haf room to improve...n most importantly...at tis crucial juncture, i better dun be too outspoken or outstanding....cos i dun wan to take over any part of my supervisor's role....(trying to console myself dat i'm not up to it....after all these hidden meaning in these 3 daes' meeting...poof...) so mani problems n shit to clear...i even tot of telling my boss i wanna gif up tis oic tingy....i'll be much happier being a normal staff....hinted to supervisor dat i'm oso not sure if tis is wad i wan to do tho i appear, or shld i sae, most pple tink i look like i do....pple come n tell me i'm gg to stay here fer life....i realli dunno....seems like my other oic talked to pc bout tis too....haiz...

todae's lunch was gd n fun! went sempang bedok....nice nice mango madness!! left us all craving for it even when we just finished it....tmr's lunch is colombian pasta! prepared by our colombian colleague....heh....n we haf a dress up theme tmr....finally....cos usu we all wear quite sloppish-ly...interesting....

on fri, we gonna order dat nice choc cake from the factory direct! heh...yummy.....too bad i can onli join later....cos morning gg to another sch's openhouse....

sorrie if we seem like we r "celebrating" these few daes....it's all in the name of hfmd awareness dae....=P but we all realli nid a break too la! jay was singing wif the guitar while cleaning lor...n i was playing the sleigh bells tog lor....see how stressed we are?

if onli the fun parts could stay on ferever...wif nice colleagues arnd....but my moods these daes are realli dampened by all these insight stories (aka gossips) bout all the staff....sometimes i cant help to tink that the rest of the mgm pple are pretty bias....not tink, but definitely so...or issit dat i'm too naive?

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Monday, May 05, 2008Y

poison emails gg round....so scarie....

over the weekend, emails shot to one another like darts....i was in the loop...n tings just seem more than meets the eye after todae's whole dae meeting....just felt uneasy....sth is brewing betw the other two oics, pc n us....felt it was rather unnecessary....dey kinda drop hints dat tis is called advocating....hmm...wondered wad it meant....told yh n she seemed oblivious to all that...haiz...

felt evil when i sent 2 emails out just now...not to compete in tis email war...but dat it was more of my responsibility to check on them....if not careful, tis could mean like a personal attack...realli haf to be extra careful when handling such hr stuff...gd ting i din go into hr field...

it's realli tiring to kip tabs on others....to poke into everyone's business....n end up wif the comment "these daes u like quite slow...nid to step up...." i din wan to respond too much to all these stuff....cos sometimes i realli feel i'm an oic in name...=( all the petty tings i haf to deal wif....impt decision making roles r given to others to deal wif....so dat makes me more or less the nosey parker in the office rite....=(

never mind....in 15 more daes....pc gone....4 more mths s gone....n along the wae it sounds from my pc dat more r gg too...scarie news but i guess we can onli cross the bridge when we reach....haiz...

everyone kept asking me if i'm ok todae...thot i looked pale or sth....but one colleague said...u just looked different....like there's sadness on ur face...well....mabbe i wasnt all smiles cos din get to see my class big part of the dae....n tmr as well....

but felt quite appreciated when w came over n pulled my arm to insist dat i go supermarket wif the class...tho my other 2 colleagues were there to take over my class liao...=) but tis other oic kept giving the remark that i'm like my class boys' mummy oreadi....dunno if that meant to be a joke or sarcasm....okok...mabbe i shld b like my other oic...."i dont wan to tink to deep into it"...i must adopt dat kinda nonchanlance attitude sometimes.....n i realli hate myself fer being too observant too....leaving myself in a spot now.....haiz....

it's amazing how the few of us cld stare at all the names of the staff n students the whole dae n not decided on aniting...tmr haf to look at it again....allocating teachers to classes is realli a tuff job....haf to take care of teachers' gum-ness, characters, matching energy levels to the class's, availibility to work in either session, special requests to work with or not work with someone, ability to work wif higher support needs students, past experience....gosh....it's like a puzzle dat doesnt fit well...now i noe the frustration in ym, my student, when he cant find the last missing piece in his puzzle....esp when it's lost fer good....he even asked fer help but no one cld help him find it....exactly our thots now....

enuff of sighing.....tmr gotta sigh more.....=S
sad....cant go pasir ris park tmr wif my boys....

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Sunday, May 04, 2008Y

i noe it's oreadi 1am but if i dun blog, i doubt i haf time to do it...dat's y my blog has been quite stagnant...haa....n eventually all news become old news....

haven had such a havoc weekend fer ages....my life is just too boring i realised....yest went fer dnr at cuppage plaza fer shabu shabu....to celebrate fk's bdae....real long time since i met up wif my sec sch frens....n quite a lot turned up....xj, wy, zy, ks, shawn, zw, zm, sc....dnr was ok...tho it wasnt really my cup of tea...too bland...haa....the big plate of veg was intimidating too...haa...

n as usual, after many stop-and-go, stop-and-go discussions, we finally decided to go newasia bar at swissotel...realli nice night view of singapore....looking down from 70th storey realli takes u awae from the busy streets and ferget bout all the stress....my BOWL of strawberry margarita was magnificant....so worth it...haa....

dance floor started but dat's not my playground...so nah....dancing's out fer me...so sat there to look at pple n watch the bags....lotsa ang mohs....filipinos....indians....mostly foreigners except us....both me n zy agreed dat we are one of the youngest group around and we actualli spent the most....additional 2 bottles of vodkas + 4 jugs of orange juice n sprite...little wonder it left us all quite tipsy....

the nite got more havoc when the sabotage of the bdae ger began....dat bartender all out to sabo fk....poor ting....i realli wondered was it fk's bdae or shawn's.....n dat saboteur made her drink shots....which ended up in a puking scene....both fk n shawn....the incident was slightly demanding on xj's n my brains cos both of us areadi a little dizzy...but nid to quickly problem solve....n luckily we all managed to get home in a piece....

but it was gd to see all our friends trying to help one another out when in need....realli c one another out thru thick n thin....*i'm toking from a 3rd person viewpt* haa.....

oh well, some days we nid tings lidat to spice up our lives.....=)

*will upload the pics if i ever get them....or have the time to upload...else, just refer to any of my other fren's blog...it shld be there too* =P

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